Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 0.0196 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Sierra Leone, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Sierra Leone is 0.0196 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0722 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0105 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2003.
That places Sierra Leone 146th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0243 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.027 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0105 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -61.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0247 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +135.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0478 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +93.9% |
| 2006 | 0.044 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0504 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0429 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 0.034 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0367 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0402 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0398 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0411 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0514 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +25.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0507 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0588 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0653 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0562 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 0.059 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0722 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +22.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0627 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0308 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -50.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0198 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -35.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0196 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0196 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.052 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 38% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0196 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0972 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 20% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +135.5% | 0.0105 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0247 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.034 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0105 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0504 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0499 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0367 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0653 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.041 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0196 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0722 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 143 Italy 0.0214 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 144 Slovenia 0.0214 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 145 Croatia 0.0214 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 147 Venezuela 0.0182 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 148 Greece 0.0147 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 149 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0143 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
More financial sector data for Sierra Leone
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Sierra Leone?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Sierra Leone was 0.0196 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0722 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 146th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.